Border Crossers
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Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is not over, says top Border Patrol official"We will go back, mark the words, we will go back to the crisis level that we had before."WorldOct 29, 2019
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Irregular border crossings into Canada drop by half since same time last yearImmigration officials report a decrease in irregular migration by roughly 46 per cent since this time last year.CanadaJun 24, 2019
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Asylum seekers expected to be key issue in 2019 election, especially in QuebecThe flow of asylum seekers using Roxham Road has slowed slightly, but locals like Susan Heller who live near the country's busiest illegal crossing know that can change in a hurry.CanadaDec 19, 2018
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ANALYSIS: Trump’s angry, fearful closing argument to votersFear and loathing over immigration won Donald Trump the White House in 2016. That's why Trump is so focused on immigration ahead of Tuesday's mid-term vote, Jackson Proskow says.PoliticsNov 2, 2018
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Trudeau government prioritizing deportation of border-crossers from U.S.: dataMore than 36,000 people have walked into Canada from the United States to file refugee claims since January 2017.CanadaOct 31, 2018
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Ontario MPP Lisa MacLeod slams ‘bully’ Ahmed Hussen as immigration dispute heats upMacLeod, who is Ontario's minister responsible for immigration, said Hussen called her "un-Canadian" and tried to intimidate her into ceding to the federal government's line on funding for refugee support services.CanadaJul 13, 2018
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Scheer calls on Trudeau to put a stop to ‘queue jumping’ at Canada-U.S. borderScheer has sent a letter to Trudeau asking him to table a plan to immediately stop "queue jumping" by the ongoing influx of illegal border crossers.CanadaJun 15, 2018
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Conservatives accuse Goodale of ‘hiding’ the number of deported asylum seekersPublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale was accused on Tuesday of "hiding" the number of people who have been removed from Canada after crossing the border irregularly.PoliticsMay 29, 2018
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Pamphlets circulating in Plattsburgh, NY, offer how-to instructions on border crossingThe pamphlet is being circulated in bus stations and hotels in Plattsburgh, New York, a city that has become a final jumping-off point for people heading to the border.PoliticsMay 24, 2018
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Over 1,600 asylum seekers intercepted at the border in NovemberOver 1,600 asylum seekers were intercepted by the RCMP as they crossed the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints in November.CanadaDec 19, 2017
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